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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 187
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT PAINTING HER HOUSE WHEN SHE STRUCK HER RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST THE M ETAL SIDE OF AN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| INSECT BITE LEGS - 3 YOF CAME HOME ON SUNDAY WITH BUMPS ALL OVER LOWER LEGS DUE TO INSECTS, HAD BEEN WITH FATHER WHO WAS PAINTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Stools |
| RIGHT CALF TEAR. PT WAS ON A STEP STOOL PAINTING WHEN SHE FELL OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| BILATERAL LEG STRAIN,BENDING OVER SQUATTING FOR 2 1/2 HOURS PAINTING, HAD HARD TIME GETTING UP, WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Water heaters |
| BIL LOWER LEG BURNS-@ HOME IN BASEMENT-USING CAN OF SPRAY PAINT-NOTICED FLAMES BEHIND HER FROM WATER HEATER-FD PRESENT-BURNED FROM HEAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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